Abstract
Eighty‐three newborns (M GA = 37 weeks) were assigned to depressed (N = 47) and nondepressed mother (N = 36) groups based on Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores. The Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale was administered to the infants within 24 hours after birth. Infants of depressed mothers demonstrated poorer performance on the orientation cluster. Further analysis of the orientation cluster items revealed inferior orientation to the inanimate stimuli. Infants of depressed mothers also showed less motor tone and activity and more irritability and less robustness and endurance (unavailability, lethargy, and stress behaviors) during the examination.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 233-239 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Infant Mental Health Journal |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1995 |
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- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
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Newborns of depressed mothers. / Abrams, Sonya M.; Field, Tiffany M; Scafidi, Frank; Prodromidis, Margarita.
In: Infant Mental Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, 1995, p. 233-239.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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